Judy has been living in MY house! Except that mine are all ordered by color, in stacks, and those with "big" yardage are in two containers in the bottom of the large, double-door armoire.
Jan in VA
Originally Posted by
JudyTheSewer
I rarely use more than 1/2 yard of any certain fabric in a quilt. So, no, I have no idea what fabrics are in my stash.
However, they are organized so that if I want a red, civil war reproduction print I can put my fingers on where it would be if I have it. If I don't have it - oh well - pick out something else. Same thing with all of the fabric types (flannels, blue blenders, neutrals, large multi-colored florals, holiday, denim, yellow check, black & white, white & black, solid green, etc..)
When I see a fabric in a store that I like I just pick up a yard or two and add it to my stash. That way, I always have fabric that I like on hand.
I can tell by the thickness of the fabric wad in my stash if it will be big enough for borders. I also piece the backs of large quilts so I don't need large yardage for that either.
As many have said, trying to keep inventory seems very time consuming for the number of fabrics I have.